Chapter 633: Keep as a Family Heirloom (Page 1/2)
After a busy day, Huo Qingci finally finished his work. He quickly packed up his things and couldn't wait to invite Zhu Yongsheng to the cafeteria for dinner.
The two found a place to sit down, and after ordering the dishes and they were served, the topic naturally turned to the house.
Zhu Yongsheng picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, chewing and saying, "Old Huo, do you know? These Western-style buildings are not cheap now! Generally speaking, one square costs 21 yuan and above." After saying that, he shook his head.
Huo Qingci listened carefully and agreed, "It's so expensive? Then how big is the floor space of this western-style building?"
Zhu Yongsheng swallowed the food in his mouth and continued, "It's hard to say. Some of the mansions cover an area of several thousand square meters, or even tens of thousands of square meters.
And these kind of mansions usually have more than one building, each at least three or four stories high, with gardens of varying sizes in front and back." He gestured with his hands again.
Then he added, "Of course, there are also small Western-style buildings, which usually only cover a few hundred square meters. They are basically single-family buildings, but the garden area is relatively smaller."
Hearing this, Zhu Yongsheng looked at Huo Qingci curiously and asked, "Director Huo, in your opinion, do you want to buy a large or small Western-style building?"
Huo Qingci put down the teacup in his hand, lowered his head and thought for a moment before answering, "I have four children at home, so I need a spacious place with more people. So if I buy a house, a large ocean-view building is more suitable."
Zhu Yongsheng was secretly shocked, thinking that the cheapest villa in this building would cost at least hundreds of thousands of yuan.
He couldn't help but ask, "Director Huo, did your family give you money to buy this mansion?"
In fact, Zhu Yongsheng had already started to calculate in his mind that even if Huo Qingci lived frugally on a daily basis, he could only save a little over a thousand yuan a year at most.
Based on this calculation, even if he saved for fifteen years in a row, he would not be able to save enough 20,000 yuan!
This is still far from the cost of buying a big ocean-view house. Could it be that his ancestors left him a lot of money?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yongsheng couldn't help but become very interested in Huo Qingci's family background.
Huo Qingci knew clearly in his mind that with his current meager salary, it was simply a pipe dream for him to buy a mansion. Even if he asked his grandfather to buy it for him, it would be impossible.
However, he calmly said, "My family still has some ancestral inheritance."
Hearing this, Zhu Yongsheng's originally dull eyes instantly brightened up.
That's right! Since Director Huo can brazenly propose to buy a Western-style building, his family must be well-off!
Looking back to the past, those capitalists had a lot of antiques and gold in their hands.
Although there were some turmoil later and many people's treasures were destroyed, there were still many smart people who, seeing that the situation was not good, hid their treasures carefully early on.
Now that the situation has gradually stabilized, these people have naturally begun to quietly take out those hidden items in their closets to exchange for money.
Maybe Director Huo’s family is one of them?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yongsheng quickly asked with a smile on his face, "Director Huo, are you planning to use gold to make this deal?"
Huo Qingci shook his head slightly and replied calmly, "Well, it's hard to say for now.
Let's go look at the houses first. If we find one we like, I'll invite my family over to take a look."
After hearing this, Zhu Yongsheng nodded with a sense of relief, thinking to himself: Yes, Director Huo wouldn't come to Hai City to work with so much heavy gold, right?
Unless... he is carrying a priceless and extremely rare antique!
Since his family is coming, it must be his family who is paying the bill. However, it is impossible for them to carry so much money at one time, and it is even more impossible for them to go to the bank to transfer such a large amount of money, unless they send a driver to drive over.
Zhu Yongsheng didn't care how he got the money. As long as he could really afford the Western-style house and was willing to pay, he and his brother-in-law would get paid as middlemen.
"Director Huo, I'll go and do some research for you. Once I'm done, I'll tell you the location and price of the house. If you think it's suitable, we can arrange an appointment with the seller."
Now that the Gaokao has been announced to be reinstated, many wealthy people are probably starting to get excited about moving abroad again."
Huo Qingci said: "When our motherland becomes prosperous, they will stop running away."
"The country has been closed for many years, and the economy has regressed for at least more than ten years!" Zhu Yongsheng said with a sigh.
Huo Qingci did not talk about state affairs anymore, but invited Zhu Yongsheng to eat. After the meal, he returned to the dormitory to count how much money he had.
See if the money I have is enough to buy a big house. If not, should I ask Lin Man to come over? Or should I sell that 500-year-old ginseng?
Anyway, he would definitely not sell the antiques his grandfather gave him. Lin Man told him that if he was really short of money, he could sell ginseng, as she had plenty of ginseng in her space.
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Huo Qingci wanted Lin Man to come over even more, as he missed her very much now.
Back in the space, Huo Qingci opened the mahogany box and counted the money and gold that Lin Man gave him.
The total cash was 40,000 yuan, and the combined weight of the small and large yellow croaker should only be a little over five kilograms, or a little over two thousand grams. Gold is currently 20 yuan per gram, about the same as the price of housing.
The ocean-view building occupies several thousand square meters, and it is probably still a little short of that. It seems that we can only sell ginseng and jade.
However, he still wanted to call Lin Man and ask her to come over so that he could help take care of the children for a few days.
But before that, he had to go and see the house to see if it was really worth buying. Lin Man told him that houses would only become more and more expensive in the future, and could potentially increase by dozens or even hundreds of times, so buying now would be a good deal.
The next morning, Huo Qingci walked into the office with brisk steps.
When he saw Yang Zhiyuan busy at his desk, he walked over cautiously and asked softly, "Director Yang, do you know how much a 500-year-old wild ginseng can sell for?"
When Yang Zhiyuan heard this question, he was stunned at first and obviously did not react immediately.
At this moment, Zhu Yongsheng, who was sitting diagonally opposite, was suddenly startled.
He stared at Huo Qingci with wide eyes, thinking to himself: Could it be that Deputy Director Huo really has 500-year-old ginseng in his hands? No wonder he said he wanted to buy a Western-style building!
However, Zhu Yongsheng thought about it again and found it a little unbelievable.
After all, wild ginseng of such an old age is an extremely rare treasure!
Not to mention that it is difficult for ordinary people to see it, even many experts who have been engaged in the medicinal materials industry for many years may not be lucky enough to see its true appearance.
Where on earth did Huo Qingci get such a precious thing? Zhu Yongsheng wondered with confusion.
According to market conditions, if someone really holds 500-year-old wild ginseng, the wealth it can exchange for is simply immeasurable.
It's worth at least ten Western-style houses! But even with such a rare treasure in front of us, I'm afraid only those wealthy bosses like those of large pharmaceutical companies, Wing On Department Store, or old aristocratic houses with a long history can afford it.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yongsheng could no longer suppress his curiosity. He quickly moved closer to Huo Qingci and asked anxiously, "Deputy Director Huo, do you really have 500-year-old wild ginseng?"
Facing Zhu Yongsheng's question, Huo Qingci shook his head slightly and replied with a smile: "Oh, if I really had it, I would be rich. I just want to know the price of this 500-year-old wild ginseng."
In fact, Huo Qingci had never thought about selling this ginseng, but he deliberately asked about the price of the ginseng. His purpose was very simple, which was to let Zhu Yongsheng clearly understand that the source of his money was completely legal and compliant.
The reason why he did not choose to ask Zhu Yongsheng directly, but instead asked Director Yang first, was naturally a mystery.
However, what was unexpected was that when Huo Qingci asked the question, Director Yang was so frightened that he was stunned and couldn't recover for a long time.
Even though Zhu Yongsheng emphasized it several times, Director Yang finally woke up from his dream and reacted.
Director Yang looked at Huo Qingci in astonishment and stammered, "Huo... Deputy Director Huo, what did you just say? Were you asking me about the price of 500-year-old ginseng?"
Hearing this, Huo Qingci nodded slightly and responded lightly: "Yes, I was just asking this casually on behalf of a friend."
As he spoke, his bright eyes flickered deliberately a few times, as if he was deliberately hiding something.
Zhu Yongsheng, who was standing aside, took all of this in sight and couldn't help but think to himself: Looking at Huo Qingci's appearance, he is obviously feeling guilty!
Could it be that he really has 500-year-old ginseng in his hands, but for some reason he doesn't want others to know about it?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yongsheng's suspicion of Huo Qingci deepened.
He had to contact his brother-in-law quickly. Since Huo Qingci was so rich, he was sure to earn the introduction fee.
Yang Zhiyuan looked at Huo Qingci with a smile, "Deputy Director Huo, does your friend have any 20-year-old ginseng? I want to buy some for my dad to improve his health."
He couldn't afford the expensive ones, but he could still afford ginseng that was 10 or 20 years old, after all, he had been working for so many years.
"Ah? Director Yang, do you want to buy wild ginseng? Then let me ask for you!"
His wife also has a lot of space for ginseng that is 10 to 20 years old. She doesn't want to dig it because it is too young, but if someone wants to buy it, she can still sell a few.
"Okay, thank you first." After thanking him, Yang Zhiyuan gave Huo Qingci a meaningful look and said, "Deputy Director Huo, if your family really has 500-year-old ginseng, don't sell it. Keep it as a family heirloom."
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